N278NN2019 Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198216 ADs may apply10 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- American Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Fort Worth, TX
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 2019
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 17, 2019
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Embraer
- Model
- ERJ 170-200 LR
- Year
- 2019
- Serial number
- 17000784
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 88
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A2C56D
Engine
- Make and model
- Ge Cf34-8e5
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 14,510 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2019 – nowAmerican Airlines INCFort Worth, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (16)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-05 | Time Limits/ Maintenance Checks | Mar 17, 2025 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Certain serial numbers: 17000002; 17000004–17000013; 17000015–17000948 |
| 2023-03-19 | Instruments | Apr 7, 2023 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial numbers per ANAC AD 2022-05-03 |
| 2023-02-05 | Turbine Engine Combustion Section | Mar 14, 2023 | Engine (CF34-8E5) |
| 2022-16-01 | Windows | Aug 15, 2022 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Only with: Equipped with any NORDAM passenger window having PMA P/N NP00038-3. |
| 2020-25-08 | Flight controls | Jan 21, 2021 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial numbers per ANAC AD 2020-05-01 (ERJ 170) and ANAC AD 2020-05-02 (ERJ 190) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-12 | Nacelles/ pylons | Aug 13, 2020 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR) |
| 2019-19-03 | Fuselage | Oct 31, 2019 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial numbers per Embraer Service Bulletins SB170-53-0142 Rev 01, SB190-53-0098 Rev 01, and SB190LIN-53-0072 Rev 01 |
| 2017-21-09 | Fuselage | Nov 27, 2017 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial numbers per Embraer Service Bulletin 170-53-0051, Revision 03 (ERJ 170); Embraer Service Bulletin 190-53-0019, Revision 03 (ERJ 190) |
| 2016-12-14 | Pneumatic | Jul 27, 2016 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR) |
| 2014-16-05 | Pneumatic | Oct 2, 2014 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial numbers per EMBRAER Service Bulletin 170-36-0019, dated August 23, 2011 |
| 2013-25-04 | Embraer S.A. Airplanes | Feb 10, 2014 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Only with: ERJ 170 airplanes equipped with Goodrich escape slides P/N 4A4030-5; ERJ 190 airplanes equipped with Goodrich escape slides P/N 104003-2. |
| 2013-16-22 | Fuselage | Sep 27, 2013 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial numbers per Embraer Service Bulletins 170-53-0093 Rev 01, 190-53-0054 Rev 01, and 190LIN-53-0059 Rev 01, dated March 16, 2012 |
| 2013-11-17 | Pneumatic | Aug 6, 2013 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Only with: Having Hamilton Sundstrand low pressure check valve (LPCV) P/N 1001447-3 or 1001447-4 installed. |
| 2013-05-12 | Fire Protection | May 3, 2013 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial numbers per Embraer Service Bulletins 170-26-0011 Rev 02, 190-26-0011 Rev 02, and 190LIN-26-0006 Rev 02 |
| 2013-03-13 | Doors | Mar 19, 2013 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial numbers per EMBRAER Service Bulletins 170-52-0055 Rev 01, 190-52-0038 Rev 01, and 190LIN-52-0020 |
| 2012-16-09 | Air Conditioning | Sep 21, 2012 | Airframe (ERJ 170-200 LR) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (10)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Lights · battery · inoperativeSep 16, 2026
FWD EMERGENCY EXIT LOCATOR SIGN INOP. R & R FWD GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER UNIT IAW AMM 33-50-01-04. OPS CHKD GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · blade · damagedJun 8, 2026
BIRD INGESTED INTO E1 AFTER TAKEOFF. DECLARED EMERGENCY RTD TO CRP. NOT OVERWEIGHT. NO INJURIES. MTX IS INSPECTING PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION PER W/C EA05-50-200-801A. R & R E1 FAN BLADE SET OF 28 BLADES IAW LMM 72-21-00 SPECIAL PROCEDURES 094. OPC GOOD VIB .8 AU AT 85% N1. ENGINE: GE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · sign · detachedJun 11, 2025
AFT PAX DOOR SURROUND EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER SIGN PARTIAL INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACE AFT. PAX-DOOR SURROUND EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER SIGN IAW EMB 175 AMM 33-50-15, OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Flight controls · module · failedAug 13, 2024
SPOILER FAULT AND SPDBRK FAIL IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. RAR MAU 1 FCM 1 IAW ERJ 175 AMM 27-03-02. RIG CHECK AND OPC GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · gcu · failedJan 9, 2024
DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. IDG 1 OFF BUS IN FLIGHT. RESET PROBLEM-C/A-RAR MAIN GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT GCU 1 IAW EMB 175 AMM 24-21-19. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · none · noneNov 17, 2021
PHOTOILUMINECENT STRIP INOP AT SEAT 1FD-C/A-FOUND PHOTOLUMINESCENT STRIP INOP FWD OF SEAT 1FD. RAR PHOTOLUMINESCENT STRIP IAW AMM 33-50-21. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · warning light · illuminatedApr 20, 2021
BLEED 2 LEAK DURING THE CLIMB OUT RAN THE QRH, EICAS CAUTION MSG WENT AWAY. RIGHT AFTER THAT PACK 2 OFF ADVISORY DISPLAYED."TRANSFERRED TO NRWC 078-MIA-00905"-C/A-PENDING CA
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · circuit card · malfunctionedSep 9, 2020
EMERG LT BATT FAULT ADVISORY. EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON WHEN POWERING GROUND SERVICE. C/A-FOUND FWD 2 EMERGENCY PACKS GOING INTO TEST MODE ON POWER UP. REMOVED AND REPLACED I/O CARD SPDA J11, IAW AMM CH 24-61-05. OPS CHECK OK, IAW AMM CH 33-50-00..
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · malfunctionedMar 28, 2020
EMERGENCY LIGHT TURNING ON WITH GROUND SERVICE LIGHT SWITCH.-C/A-PERFORMED RESET A/C POWER REF ERJ 175 AMM 24-42-00 AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS SYSTEM AND FOUND TO BE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER PER ERJ 175 AMM 33-50-00. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · light · inoperativeFeb 8, 2020
PHOTOLUMINESCENT STRIP FOUND INOP IN FWD GALLEY AREA-C/A-FOUND FWD GALLEY PHOTOLUMINESCENT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED PHOTOLUMINESCENT STRIP IAW AMM 33-50-21
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026